GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

Random words

WordMeaning
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
dishonorlack or loss of honor or reputation
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
nicetythe quality or state of being nice
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
validateto make legally valid : ratify
pyromaniaca person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
winsomegenerally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated